Do you think consumers actually know what the Wii is? The Wii U will be under the same circumstances. As long as the innovation is there paired with a good price, it will attract consumers. The controller having its own screen is already good and interesting enough for the Nintendo audience.

Now on topic: I do believe the 3DS will still outsell PS Vita, even if they're in the same price range, simply because of Nintendo's handheld reputation, but unlike the PSP-DS rivalry, Vita will greatly challenge the 3DS. I won't be surprised if it does outsell the 3DS. There's still a lot of details that Sony can dish out before the launch. But the headstart of the 3DS will really help it. Once people buy one handheld, most of them won't even consider Vita, no matter how good it is.

@blitz0623 lol. Sound logic there. I over estimated the average consumer largely. Your right, all they need to see is that weird controller-pad-thing to be sold. Its sensible men like me that will see through what the Wii probably shoulda been, surley.

You know I don't know who will come out on top between the two (lacks crystal ball) but one thing I have noticed is that you can have a staple brand and lose and you can have a brand name out of left field and win.

Brands have nothing to do with how well something sells. That is dependent on proper marketing. So in a sense the brand name argument is pointless.

However I feel that what I have seen of both is relatively equal in terms of game quality. Both will have a strong lineup of games at the time the PS Vita launches. Which makes both equally viable in terms of content but subjective in terms of target audience.

There is one thing that sticks out the most in this whole situation and its the dollar for value.

3DS is $250 (approximately at PS Vita launch)
PS Vita is $250

And the specs and feature set are so drastically different that it is very important.

PSV will have a lot of hardware going into it like AR, front/rear cameras, motion, dual touch surfaces (capacitive instead of resistive) wifi-n , bluetooth, dual analog, and impressive horsepower.

The 3DS is has power surpassing the PSP but not the Wii, wifi-g, 3D camera on the back with a camera on the front, AR cards, a resistive touch screen (requires a stylus), and a 3D screen.

But what really sticks out is the potential going forward for both platforms in relation to the feature set.

PS Vita has a very robust variety of user interfaces and proper networking and power to match.

3DS is more or less an extension of the DSi with more similarities than differences.

It will come down to the marketing teams and the overall content/service delivery.

The pricetag will only be relative to the content/service offered from both. Not the specs of either.

However I feel that the PSV has a huge amount of potential for a variety of gameplay and innovation compared to the 3DS.

Nice editing you've done there. What you said before was pretty close minded.

I decided to shorten it because I wanted to save it for a blog. Don't think it was close minded either, but you can criticize me when I write the blog. People are repeating history when it comes to hyping the PSV: Hardware power is not enough if the games are lacking in sales in comparison. I'm NOT saying PSV games are lacking, but in terms of brand power, they are nowhere close. Since this is a question of sales, I think it's safer to put the bet on Nintendo.

Clearly the DS sold a lot despite inferior hardware and I'd like to think it was in part to the exclusive titles. The Playstation portable still lacks this and titles like Uncharted aren't anywhere near the size of Mario. I just don't see any good reason to assume PSV will outsell the 3DS when the reasons are really no different than they were last time around.

And yes, the PSV is $250, but I don't think those 20+ million Mario buyers are going to care

"in 2011, we see that same $250 price tag with the vita, but packed with loads of features out of the box, compared to the $250 3DS."

Ur assuming that the system with the better hardware and more features will do better. PSP vs. DS proved that theory wrong. I will however agree that the PS Vita is in a better position than the PSP was in 2005.

"the games are guarranteed to come out in tons, with higher quality than the 3DS as well."

Define "higher quality". Better production values doesn't automatically mean that a game is has good quality. Uncharted: Golden Abyss probably looks better than any 3DS games shown so far...but I know PLENTY of people who would rather play a 70+ hour Pokemon RPG in 3D rather than a 10 hour adventure game.

What do you mean "Higher quality"? If you mean better graphics and more advanced, sure. But Nintendo titles have a high quality as well. It's about gameplay and the list of exclusives on both sides have that quality factor. Nintendo titles sure don't look as pretty, but they are toe and toe when it comes to quality of the gameplay.

As for PSV getting drowned in games, I like their launch lineup a lot. Titles like Delta, Gravity Daze, and Sound Shapes sound excellent. But past that, Sony has yet to announce titles, which is why it's going to be a mystery. But the momentum going forward will favor Nintendo, I don't have a doubt about that.

yes it is about gameplay, alot of people hated the psp because it had only one stick now it has two so it can do console quality gameplay. That turned alot of people off and it hurt the shooters along with many other types of games.

Higher production values don't necessarily mean that the Vita will have higher quality games than the 3DS.

"Quality" isn't all about graphics. Look at COD and Pokemon, neither franchise pushes any graphical boundaries...yet they are loved by MILLIONS across the globe.

You do realize it wasn't until AFTER the PS1/2 came out that it was out powered? PS1 > Saturn in power. PS2 > Dreamcast in power. PS2 being the most powerful at the time helped edge it over the DC!

there's only 1 thing wrong in your argument. Devs say that making games on the PS3 is hard but the PS2 was even harder. About the rest, I agree. FFXII and God of War look on par with some of the best looking games on the Wii.

http://www.psu.com/PS3-easi...

http://www.vg247.com/2011/0...

"Carmack said it was much better to build with PS3 and 360 rather than Sega Saturn or PS2, something he said were “quirky, cranky, architectures.”"

Zebras

......OH! do you mean warprincess116